New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-08
THE SCRAMBLE FOR CHAIRMANSHllS
OUTCOME OF SPEAKER CARLISLEs Eff

FORTS TO FORM COMMITTEES
WASHINGTON Dec. 7 (Sp,cinD.-Tho biennial
scramble for charmanshIps and for desirable places
on the committees has fairly begun. Speaker Car
Isles time vas fully occupied day in hearing the
rrancsts OF members and state delegations In behalf
NJ themselves and others. OF course the Democrats
will take the lead as them VIII all the chairman
sblps While II IS almost universally believed that
Mr. Mills Is 10 be at th' head Of the Ways and Means
committee a report that william t. Scott, Of Penn
ylvanIa f. 10 have that chairmansf was credited by
some Of the gosslps who though IT indicated desire
IN the part Of the Administration to effect compro-
misc with the faction which insists that internal
taxes should bo reduced before or at least together
with duties imports. Ii Is doubtful whether The
appolufment Of Mr. scott would be a happy one If
the speaker has such purpose In view IL Is "oll
known that the utmost harmony docs not exist among
the Democratic Representatives from pennsylvania
Moreover there Is no doubt that Nj. Randall viii re-
main at head Of Appropriations. and 1t IS hardly to
be expected that Pennsylvania will be honoicd with
the two most important charmanshps in the House.
As the chalrmanshlp and I'm fact tho membership
Of the Elections Committee Will bc determined by
Democratic caucus # T. hardly worth while to Indulge
IN any speculation regarding It.
Mr. wilkins. Of Ohio wants to GO to the head OF
Ranking and Currency. a committee on which he has
served for several years. but thc indications To day
wero that Mr. scott would be- made Chairman
OF course there IS n great scramble for the chair
mau,hlp on Rivers and Harlol,, a. River ana liaF-
Dor bin {, expected to Lccomc law at this session
Mr. blanchard f., the senior Democratic member oil
e old committee. aud hs friends are urging HIN ioi
the place. There 4 dozen other mon who want It,
but II Is thought that hr stand, the bcs' chance In
ha, position If coG-" BE- could exert powerful In
nuence ln behalf Of liberal appropriations for tie
lower MISSISSIPPI and It's tributaries.
Tl, friend, Of the Educational bill feel the loss Oh
Mr. Wills, who was It's special Champion NJ the ''9'
,c,,lon They probably VIII urge the appointments a.
chairman Of the Committee ON Education oil 0e"cI"
Catching, on some other Mississippi man, the Repre-
,cutatycs from that state having been fcque'eH al"
the senators instructed. 70 support tn measure.
Tl,rc i, itlc doubt that confederate Lieutenant
-, II t,cl,r VIII 20 10 the head Of Military AZ.
f,,r and that toloucl Herbert Will REMAIN al the h'"o
81 the Naval Committee. iol H., A,,o' vh'' a. ,'" '
.hlp however. NrAdoo, Of "" Jri' cY' anu " i
,Enruc Of tennessee both candidate II Is u"not
TODD There i, not much doubt about the appoint
ueut Of tulbcr,On, OF Teas, a. Chairman {" '"o 80"
dietary Committee ln'P 81 QUO e. ~ po1i,,,,,s
ON two commiitccs-t tmm"rc" ana F"Ii ia'l' ,a-
in Tho last congress II j, uhdrrs'V,' A. orfh
fer, the Craftsmanship Of the foi mrr. II Phi ~, ,,
vuc Of ohio the author Of the lous" hiIl o" r'u',u
th, Indebtedness ~ the Pacific EaIiro''' I'0'""'
viii boz chairman 81 that committee . -.
Ncv' York Representative to day said that the
delegation at n conference had agreed to supper, p.i
mont for the charmsn>hlp oi I"ie'sh am - -,
request the aLpoini,rent Of Goa a. Chairman OF
the Ways and Mean, committee !, seems 'ri ,,'
that NJ COX can be- a member % III" lh'ief con
If 10 , servo Its friends. huWrvcr, ray ihal pr.
cox would prefer the chalrman,Aip of the committee
and Of special Committee the census, which prop
ably viii bn created AZ III, session lhcI" arr i'''
I,rnocr attic NaraucIc, the Ways and Means ION
mice one 4 which viii 40 to- New York. one 10 u
lluol, probably Michigan. AMI one 1" tc SOUTH
II /. crncrail, thought that the Eep1Olcau y" amy
vlll l., filed by a. appointment rom sew o,h OF
IN Ivy II the vl,h,,, ~ thr minority n the House
-r, ,,,arfrd II that .aould l." done other MT
a..t., -, Nc,- Nork or William " alter PHELPS prob
a., :, IN ,rcctve the aupo niment In vie" OF The
lf, alton Of TIE tatln question. considerable
auH.ct, /, manifest IN regard 10 tb' .W'n'S' rl
A.
understood also tn desire rtom 'uun 10 th' N'N' '
49, .'.i,,,,e cynoreucr and both Of them repre-
.,, d,t,lcf, in states which are largely asI cum" Al
I, th,-r rri,ou. the appointment ~ cAci P'"oa"''
4 t.l.f. All